Improvement in wheel-hubs



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o. B. LITTLE. Improvement in Wheel Hub,y

nu 3 0 3 v2 UNITED ST TES OTIS B. LITTLE, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WHEEL-HUBS.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 123,030, dated January23, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Beitknown that I, O'IIs B. LITTLE, of Whee1- ing, inthe county of Ohioand State of W est Vir! ginia, have invented an Improved Wheel-Hub, andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawf ingmakingpart of this specification, in which- Figure l, Plate I, is asect-ion taken diametrically through the hub with one spoke removed.Fig. 2, Plate l, is a section through the hub and its band taken in theplane ofthe spokes. Fig. 3, Plate 2, is a section through the band. Fig.4, Plate 2, is an external view oi' the band. Fig. 5, Plate 2, is anexternal view of the hub without the spokes.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

The nature of my invention consists in a wooden hub, the ends of whichare exposed and adapted for being finished with the ordinary end bandsprovided with a anged slotted central screw-band, and with screw-capswhich screw respectively upon the ends of this screw-band up againstsides of the shoulders of the spokes, and also bear upon the surface ofthe hub, all as hereinafter shown and described.

The following description of my invention will enable others skilled inthe art to understand it.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the wood part of the hub,which is made slightly tapering to receive upon it a metal band, B. Thisband B is forcibly driven upon the hub A so as to strengthen and supportit at the point where it is subsequently mortised for receiving thespokes D. The band B may be made of any desired length and thicknessproperly proportioned to the size of the hub. It is a single piece ofmetal formed with beveled partitions c c separating the metal portionsof the mortises d for the spokes. These partitions c may be much thickerthan the oth er portions of the band B, so as to form snpporting-lipsbeyond the circumference of the band, as shown in the drawing or thepartitions need not be thicker than the other parts ofthe band, in whichlatter case they may be mitered so as to abut against each other beyondthe partitions and completely close in the latter. After the band B isdriven to its place on the hub the latter is mortised for the spokes andthe spokes driven into it. The tenons on the spokes D are of such formthat they are thickest and of course strongest at the outer edges of thepartitions, as shown in Fig. 2, and are not liable to break at thesepoints. The band B is screw-threaded on both sides of the partitions,and on this band nuts C C are screwed, which contine between them thespokes D and afford lateral support for these spokes beyond the band B.Between the edges ofthe spokes and the ends ofthe nuts G washers a maybe interposed, if desirable.

It will be seen from the above description that the band B is in factatubular bolt through which the spoke-tenons pass, and to which thespokes are iirmly confined by the two nuts C G. This band or bolt addsgreat strength to the wooden hub; and while it does this, it does notdetract from the wood any of the good qualities which it possesses as ahub.V

Having described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Pat ent, is-

The combination ofthe extension partitions c c, screw-band B B, shortscrewcaps C C, and wooden hub A, extended beyond the caps (l C andinished at its ends in the ordinary manner, all substantially asdescribed.

OTIS B. LITTLE.

Witnesses i EDWARD REE), J r., FRED. HEIsEMAN.

